RAWALPINDI: Chaklala Cantonment Board (CCB) has prepared its annual budget for fiscal year 2025-26 with financial outlay of Rs3.229 billion and allocated Rs503 million for development works.

Rawalpindi Cantonment Board (RCB) has also prepared Rs7.43665 billion annual budget for fiscal year 2025-26 and allocated Rs1.044 billion for development works.

The budget of both the cantonment boards had been sent to Military Lands and Cantonments Department for final approval. After the approval from the department, the work on the development works will be started next fiscal year.

Before the local government elections, the budgets of civic bodies were announced by Cantonment Executive officers but this year, both the boards sent the budget estimates after board meeting to military lands and cantonments without proper announcement.

According to the RCB members, it was the duty of Vice President of RCB and CCB to announce the budget. According to the budget documents, CCB allocated Rs1.325 billion for salaries and office expenditures, Rs998 million for contingencies, Rs27 million for new works, Rs380 million for repair and maintenance.

Chaklala Cantonment Board also allocated Rs1.5 million for construction of accommodation for employees, Rs5.345 million for construction of Medical and Dental College near Ayub Park, Rs250 million for construction of shopping arcade at Chungi No. 22, Rs81 million for construction of building near Marrir Chowk and Rs172 million allocated for construction of commercial building on Abdul Sattar Road.

CCB estimates to generate Rs1.627 billion from taxes and fees, Rs530 million from property tax, Rs3.5 million fines and Rs403 million from miscellaneous.

Rawalpindi Cantonment Board (RCB) budget estimated at Rs7.4 billion. Rs3.2 billion allocated for salaries of employees and office expenditures, Rs1.68 billion for miscellaneous, Rs1.39 billion for repair and maintenance and ongoing works.

It will generate Rs3.52 billion from taxes and fees, Rs1.8 billion from property tax Rs1.055 billion from miscellaneous sources, Rs220 million from grants and security contributions.

Published in Dawn, June 18th, 2025